Turret toolholder for lathes



March 23, 1954 c. s. ANDERSON 2,672,676

TURRET TOOLHOLDER FOR LATHES Filed July 21, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet l fmhkv' ariefl ,6. Akdeas aia March 23, 1954 Q s N R N 2,672,676

TURRET TOOLHOLDER FOR LATHES Filed July 21, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 23, 1954 UNITED 2,672,676! TURRET' T OOLHOLDER FOR LATHES Charles S.Anderson, Minneapolis," Minn: H Appuemanmny 21, 1948; Serial'Nb. 39,985

2 Claims-H (Cl. i29- 48-) 1 My inventionrrelatesgenerallgflito :toolvholders for lathes encL 'more particularly; totool holders of thelturretwtype'; which are adapted i to? selec tively/operatively presenti'one 'of 'rarplurality of cuttingtools to a'ivork'piece oarried by the lathes; When rmae'hining a Worki piece intxa conven-i 131011211? lathe; particulerly when a series of opera tionsere to be performed on the work piece, i dif: ferent types of: tools may :be some timesw'required; to v wit; "surface cutting tools; "treaduoutting tools, boring:toolsg cuttingofif tool's' etc. If annumber of identical Work pieces are to be produceolfa tool holderflof the turret type effects a, considerable saving .in l timenrequirecl to machine said Work piece; However,-= .the usua l 'type of turret tool holder is rectangular-inform:and toolsroarried thereby must; uncler'some circumstances, proj eot ing the turret strike the tailstockl ohuck, .or other portions'of the lathe" This islapartioulamly true when thewvorkpieees are of smalhsize; "1 Itiis, therefore; a, highly: important 'object'of my in; vention to provide =2, turret tool holder which may" lee-mounted" on"*the' eompound rest' or the like of a lathe andtwhich is adapted 'to hold a plurality of: tools disposed atv an oblique angle; one with respect :to thevother; whereby,"when one of said tools is operatively positioned with respect to-the Work piece, the others thereof proje'c't at oblique angles to the" axis of 'the work piece and la-the;

Another highly important object? ofuniy inven--' tion is the' pro siori'iof a'tur-retitoolihoitler as set forthin. W2" therefrom a minimum'distanoe so thazt extreme rigidity ito the tool point may i be' maintained: Another object of my invention is the provision of a turret tool holder as set forthpthe'bese of wl'iieh may he quickly: and easilya locked to a compact rest orithe like of a conventionalzlaithepi in Whioh' the tool -holciing head" thereof may" bewotrztecl toselebtivelwbrihgi the toolsearried-i thereby into 1 operative position 'witiii respeotitoea WGilf. piece without disturbingioi loosening othe base from" its looked engagement :With said com potinci rests Still another objeet' of my invention 'isthe pro vision of indexing detent' means associated :With said turret tool holder *Whereby the tools sca rriedm therebyizmy z-be seie'etivelyzlpositioned atthe Work 1 operating anglewith respect to the workpiece.

A'still further-object "of my invention is -thei provision-oi turret toolholderi as abov'e dersoribedmhibhn inexpensive to nianufaycture, tremelyisimple toe-ttmh and-'lopera te, antiwhic is iug'g'ed ini'eonstfiuetioni anrirdurableain uses.

pendecl' claims; and e-tteohed drawingex ,;an anehbringecrew I 2 a base metrioalliy redliced"*lower end portion" Referring to the drawings; wherein lilze ohanecters indicate like parts throughout theseverads views:

Fig.-l is-a fragmentary view in' plan of a laitiie, illustrating my improved turre't tool hOIdeNap plied thereto Fig. 2 is a: fragmentary view comtesponding to Fig. I 1, hutshowing .a difierent position of tlietool holder Fig.- 3 is'a fragmentary view-corresponding to 1 Figs 1, but showingthe tool holder in f still an other operating position;

Fig- 4 is an enlarged fragmentary axial seetio'nz' taken substantially on the line 4''4 :bf -Figfil l 5 is e, :=view, partly I in p1an:and pazrtlyi section, talken substantially onthe line 1 5 -5 of Fig.- 4; and

Fig: :6 I is e fragmenta-r-y section; taken on the line E -6 of 4.

In the drawirigs my novel device is shown-aw being smounted onathe eompound rest of z i 193th H The lathe; certain parts of :which are omittedg comprises a bed l Jmade up of spaoed perallel ways' z I a; head stool z s {tailstoclc l and carriage- A work piece *A isishown in-Filgs 'l as being held in a conventional spindle-carried chock-*6 and supported "at one end by a baok or stationary i center imounteti inthetail lstoek ii A com'- l oundsrest 5 is mounted on the carriage 5 end is adapted to be pivotally moved 2 withl' respect thereto rand radially :ofitheveaxis :of pivotg the l radial movement being aceom olishexzlthyturning" ai-bellihandle 9.1,

As shown, improved turret holde'l is mounted on the compound: rest' t "which is 'prolvided with the usual T slot iil. ln tlie ca-seeof le'thes not equipped- "with a compound. :restj' the tool holder will be seated on the *T slot-equi opeei oerrie-ge-motmted'cross=-s1ideof the lathee The turret tooliiolrler comprises *ttihiiler "bolt" i I, 1 member 43, member Hifiand e-tightening nut l5. Thetubirleibolti i i is provided at its lowenendovith ahead or flange to which, as oest shown in Figs. 4; 5, 6 is-eda'pted 'to hecontained-irithin tl1en largedporti'on H -'ofthe-T-slotHll- The bolt ll is==internally threadeel, as -indicated at 1 iii to re ceive threaded portion" of "the anchoring screw l Tiie-anohoring screw-"i 2 ispro-j'eetabl-*' downwardly througl i the --bolt-' "l Wend h a dilat I 9 *which 6 is engageable with the bottom of the T-slot H3. Turning movement imparted to the anchoring screw l2 in one direction with respect to the tubular bolt II causes the head or flange it of the bolt H to engage the overlying shoulders 29 of the T-slot Ill and be frictionally locked thereto against rotary or sliding movements. When the tubular bolt II is once so set and locked in place, there is no necessity of disturbing the screw I2 until it is desired to remove the entire turret tool holder from the lathes. The base member I3 is flat and disc-like in form, is rotatively and axially slidably carried by the tubular bolt II, and is adapted to rest on the flat top surface 8 of the compound rest. The base member I3 is preferably concentric with the bolt II and has rigidly secured thereto by means of screws or the like 2|, a key 22. The key 22 extends diametrically of the base member I3 and is of a width to frictionally engage at least one side wall 23 of the reduced portion of the T-slot ID, whereby to prevent turning of the base member [3 with respect to the compound rest The flat top surface of the base I3 is provided with a plurality of circumferentially-spaced recesses 24 in which are seated steel balls or the like 25. The balls 25 project above the top surface of the base It to provide semi-spherical indexing detents which are adapted to be seated in circumferentiallyspaced indexing cavities 26 in the head It. The head I4 is provided with a central bore 2'! through which the tubular bolt I I extends. The bore 21 is of a size to allow freedom of rotative and axial movement of the head I4 with respect to the tubular bolt II. The head M is generally cylindrical in form and is provided with a plurality of channels 28 in the outer peripheral wall thereof. The channels 28 open radially outwardly of the head I4 and lie in a plane extending transversely of the axis of rotation thereof. The channels 28 are rectangular in cross section and of a size to receive and support standard lathe tools such as a surface cutting tool 29, thread-cutting tool 33, and a cutting-off tool 3%. I have found, through long experience, that the lathe operations on most work pieces can be carried out by the use of not more than three different types of tools. For work pieces requiring a boring operation, a boring tool may be substituted for one of the other tools shown, such a boring tool being illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and indicated by the numeral 32. The tools are secured fast in their respective channels 28 by a plurality of clamping screws 33 extending downwardly through the head I 4 into the channels 28.

The tightening nut I is equipped with a ball handle 34 and is screw-threaded to the threaded upper end portion 35 of the tubular bolt II. Interposed between the nut l5 and the head It is a relatively heavy washer 36. Loosening of the nut [5 permits the head I4 to be rotated on the tubular bolt II. Manual rotation of the head I4 causes a camming action to occur between the detents 25 and the cavities 26, whereby to raise the head I4 axially of the tubular bolt H and allow a subsequent cavity to be engaged by each detent 25. Obviously, the detents 25 and the cavities 2B are spaced equidistant and concentric to the tubular bolt II. Detents and cavities therefor are in multiples of three, preferably twelve in number, so that, when changing from one cutting operation to another, the head is rotated exactly one-third of a complete rotation or 120 degrees of arc. The surface cutting tool 29 is shown in Fig. 1 as completing a cut on the work piece A and is operatively positioned perpendicular to the axis of the work piece A and lathe. Upon completion of this operation, the tightening nut i5 is loosened to permit rotation of the head Hi, whereby to bring the thread-cutting tool 30 into operative engagement with the work piece, as shown in Fig. 2. When the thread-cutting tool 33 is operatively positioned, it also is longitudinally perpendicular to the axis of the work piece A and lathe, and the detents 25 are seated in cavities 26. Upon completion of the threadcutting operation, the nut I5 may again be loosened and the head M rotated to bring the cutting-oh" tool into operative position with respect to the work piece A, as shown in Fig. 3. The nut I5 is, in every operating position of the tools 29, 3t, and 3i, tightened to securely lock the head I4 against movement.

The particular arrangement of the cutting tools in the head I4 allows the turret tool holder to be positioned relatively close to the work piece A. It will be noted that, when any one of the tools is operatively positioned with respect to the work piece A, the other tools held in the tool holder extend at an oblique angle to the axis of the work piece A and the lathe. Thus, the tool holder may be brought into very close proximity to the work piece A and particularly to the end portions thereof without danger of having one or the other of the tools not being used strike a portion of the lathe, such as the center 1, tall stock 5, chuck 8, etc, as some times occurs with the use of a rectangular turret tool holder.

In making a number of duplicate parts, it is but necessary for the operator to keep in mind the dial settings of the compound rest, cross slide, and the like, for the finishing cut of each operation on the various parts of the lathe. Then, when a particular operation has been completed, it is but necessary to rotate the head It to bring the cutting tool for the subsequent operation into operative position and adjust the lathe to the proper dial settings. All of the lathe operations on a work piece may thus be performed without the necessity of stopping the lathe and measuring the work piece after each operation.

My invention has been thoroughly tested and found to be entirely adequate for the accomplishment of the objectives set forth; and, while I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that the same is capable of modification without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A turret tool holder for lathes comprising a tubular bolt having a head at its lower end adapted to be received in the T-slot of a compound rest or the like, an anchoring screw extending axially through said bolt and having threaded engagement therewith, the lower end of said screw projecting through the headed lower end of said tubular bolt for engagement with the bottom of said T-slot to clamp the head of said tubular bolt against the overlying shoulders of said T-slot, a base axially slidably mounted on said bolt and adapted to be seated on said compound rest, a key carried by said base and engageable with a side or the T-slot to prevent rotation of said base with respect to said compound rest, said key embracing and being axially slidable on the tubular bolt, a multiple toolholding headrotatively and axially slidablyv mounted on said tubular bolt, and a tightening nut threaded on said bolt and engageable with said tool-holding head to lock the same against rotation with respect to said base.

2. A turret tool holder for lathes comprising a tubular bolt having a head at its lower end adapted to be received in the T-slot of a compound rest or the like, an anchoring screw extending axially through said bolt and having threaded engagement therewith, the lower end of said screw projecting through the headed lower end of said tubular bolt for engagement with the bottom of said T-slot to clamp the head of said tubular bolt against the overlying shoulders of said T-slot, a base elementaxially slidably mounted on said bolt and adapted to be seated on said compound rest, a key carried by said base element and engageable with a side of the T-slot to prevent rotation of said base element with respect to said compound rest, said key embracing and being axially slidable on the tubular bolt, a multiple tool-holding head element rotatively and axially slidably mounted on said tubular bolt, a detent on one of said elements, the other of said elements having a plu- 25 rality of circumferentially-spaced indexing cavities cooperating with said detent to rotatively position said head element with respect to said base element, and a tightening nut threaded on said bolt and engageable with said tool-holding head, said nut cooperating with said det'ent to lock said head in predetermined indexing posi tions with respect to said base.

CHARLES S. ANDERSON.

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